The Tourist Board of the City of Zagreb has presented a new Work Program for 2008. The program envisages a number of new projects aimed at improving the quality of the tourism product and securing even more significant profit levels.

For fifteen years in a row, the members of the Scout Association of Croatia have been participating in the Christmas tradition of carrying the Bethlehem Light. This year, bringing the light of peace and tolerance to Croatia has also been the way to celebrate the first 100 years of the Association’s existence.

The number of congresses that take place in Zagreb is steadily growing for a number of good reasons: the activities of the Convention Bureau of the City of Zagreb which is part of the Zagreb Tourist Board, the professionalism and skills of the hosts in Zagreb's hotels and congress halls and the charm of the city which wins the hearts of is visitors with its spontaneity and contents.

Is there any better way to spend a peaceful and pleasant winter weekend break, far from the usual hubbub of the city, then to escape to the country where you can enjoy fresh air, the warmth of the roaring fire and a rural atmosphere? There are more than enough of these places in the surroundings of Zagreb.

In addition to the already familiar products which bear the Zagreb County brand, such as Portugizac Plešivica and Kraljevina Zelina wines, Laktec sauerkraut, Samobor salami, Kap Zdravlja /A Drop of Health/ apple vinegar and Dragec and Kriško cheeses, the Sunčana apple variety is a new member in the family of Zagreb County brand products.

As of recently, the Kumrovec museum Staro Selo /Old Village/ has become the Center for Traditional Crafts in Croatia. Its opening coincides with the launch of the project – Old Crafts – New Attractions for Culture Tourism of Croatian Zagorje.

In 2005, the Croatian Ski Federation organized the first World Ski Cup slalom race for women on Sljeme, the highest peak of Zagrebačka Gora. Every year since, the race has brought more attractive skiing names and has been attended by an increasing number of spectators. This year, the Snow Queen Trophy will take place between 15 and 17 February. The race got its name after the best Croatian skier of all times, Janica Kostelić. This year, the best male skiers will take part at the Audi World Cup of the Snow Queen Trophy.